Problems faced by captive animals

1. Problems faced by captive animals
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2. Where do you see captive
animals ?

3. You can find captive animals everywhere… (page 1 of 2)
➢Animals in laboratories
➢Zoos
➢Circuses
➢Temple elephants
➢Bullocks used to pull cart
➢Bullocks used to till agricultural land
➢Cows used for producing milk
➢Donkeys used for carrying bricks at brickkilns
➢Dogs chained /caged at homes, commercial establishments
➢Horses used to pull cart
➢White horses used in marriages to carry the groom
➢Mules used to carry pilgrims in Himalayas
➢Elephants used at Jaipur palace to carry tourist
➢Animals used in movies

4. You can find captive animals everywhere……. (page 2 of 2)
➢Mules used to carry goods of mountaineers in Himalayas
➢Elephants kept in forest department camps
➢Elephants used to carry tourist in jungle safaris
➢Working and non working animals kept at amusement
parks to entertain tourist
➢Aquariums at homes and at commercial establishments
➢Birds caged at homes and at commercial establishments
➢Camels used to carry tourist
➢Horses ,dogs, bullocks used for racing
➢Cattle kept in temples
➢Bears , monkeys used for street performance
➢Dogs used by police, railway and military for sniffing
➢Sled dogs (used to pull people, load on ice)

5. Your views on captive animals

6. Success stories…….
•Rehabilitated 19 circus lions from New Bombay Circus
•Rescued 3 dancing sloth bears from Salem, used for performance on roads
•Rehabilitated Coimbatore zoo’s lonely male lion
•Released 40 + birds from illegal mini zoo in Theni
•Rescued and rehabilitated 7 sick horses used for joy rides in Mahabalipuram
•Released 10+ parrots and rehabilitated 4 geese from a club in Chennai
•Rehabilitated 6 Persian cats , 2 emus, 12+ rabbits from a restaurant in Chennai
•Released 3 monkeys used for street performance in Chennai
•Rehabilitated several animals from Salem zoo that included 1 sloth bear, 3 rhesus
macaques, 1 lion tailed macaque.
•Designed SOP to prevent separated elephant calves from being sent to zoos. It
helped in reuniting the calves with their mothers.
•Released a spotted deer that was trapped alone for several months inside closed
Hogenakkal zoo
•Permanently banned elephant exhibit at Kalahasti temple, Andhra
•Rehabilitated 4 horses from anti-venom producing laboratory
•Changed the diet and daily routine to enhance the quality of life of 4 dogs used
for security at a 5 star hotel

7. Animals biological, psychological,
sociological requirements are
extremely important for their
welfare and conservation

8. Biological requirements
▪ Design of their body (limbs)
▪ Food habit and variety
(pangolin, elephant)
▪ Living atmosphere
(arboreal, predominantly water,
ice, land)
▪ Circadian rhythm (nocturnal)
▪ Reproduction
▪ Clean Water for drinking
▪ Clean water for bathing
▪ Sleep
▪ Hunting /grazing /browsing
▪ Exercise
▪ Special requirements
(hibernation, nest building,
body dusting for removing
parasites, stones for
digestion)
Psychological & Sociological requirements
▪ Family structure (Group /
Solitary)
▪ Group Hierarchy
▪ Choosing a mate
▪ Protecting the young ones
▪ Type of home
(Den/Burrow/Nest/ Tree hole)
▪ Cleanliness
▪ Fearless life
▪ Marking territory
▪ Opportunity to exhibit normal
behavior (circus, races)
▪ Species protocol (lion)

9. Circus Animals

12. Animals exhibited in public
places

14. Zoo policy of India
“To inspire amongst zoo visitors
empathy for wild animals, an
understanding and awareness
about the need for conservation of
natural resources and for
maintaining the ecological
balance.”

15. Inappropriate living conditions

22. Cleanliness

27. What kind of medical
treatment facilities are
available?

30. How youth grow by seeing
such zoos?

33. Tyke – Symbol of all abused
and suffering captive animals
Tyke was a an
abused circus
elephant that
was shot 86
times and killed,
while it tried to
escape from a
circus in Hawaii,
USA in 1994

34. What you can do to eliminate captive animals ?
First step: Start deeply respecting other living beings and have empathy
towards all creatures. If this first step is strongly established, then you
will automatically execute the following actions.
Bishnoi people of
Rajasthan, who will
sacrifice their life for
protecting animals and
nature are role models.

35. Address this issue
1. Chained /caged for about 13-14 hours,
2.Cannot go for natures call as per their wish

39. What you can do to eliminate captive animals ?
First step: Start deeply respecting other living beings. If this first step is
strongly established, then you will automatically execute the below
actions.
▪ Avoid keeping animals in captivity
▪Do not buy tickets for any entertainment show using animals
▪Approach NGOs already working in such issues for guidance
▪Influence decision makers (politicians, police, forest department,
animal welfare board, ministries, any animal owner) if they are your
friends (or) relatives.
▪Immediately react and sensitize people who own captive animals
▪Avoid buying captive animals
▪If your job is law enforcement work (politician, police, government
official, judge) then you can use your power to enforce law.
▪If you are an veterinary doctor then provide free treatment and also
sensitize government officials and people holding captive animals.
▪If you are a lawyer, then provide free legal support.

40. What you can do to eliminate captive animals ? Continues……
▪If you are a member of a club owning captive animals, immediately
sensitize the club management and rehabilitate the animals.
▪If you are part of media , then use the power of media to highlight the
issues.
▪Volunteer for NGOs who are working for captive animals.
▪Any skills can be used for volunteering (investigation, advocacy,
photography ,video, research, legal cases, communication skills, media
relations)
▪Provide financial /material support to remove animals in distress
▪Don’t wait for some one to do the above, start your own network of
like minded friends and start working on issues. (even if it very small
activity, that is a major change for the animal rescued)
▪Sensitize youth in schools and colleges
▪Youth -> dedicate at-least one day in a week for such social causes.
▪Regular follow-ups are extremely important for success of any project.
▪Think of new ideas to ensure the welfare of animals (see following pics)

41. Q&A
Thank You

42. Additional Slides

46. What scientific information do
zoos provide?